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BRUNELL: Making money is a good thing
These days, it seems like profit has become a dirty word.
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BRUNELL: Connect the dots, then do the math
Too often, elected officials forget to connect the dots and do the math.
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BRUNELL: Don’t rob Peter to pay Paul
My dad lived by the axiom, “You don’t rob Peter to pay Paul!” For our family, that meant…
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BRUNELL: Unemployement tax creates a Catch-22
It is the ultimate no-win situation. A Catch-22.
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BRUNELL: Special interests prevent budget cuts
In good times, our elected leaders can walk the high wire between spending and taxes, spreading money around…
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DON BRUNELL: Big ideas need some time to simmer
Big ideas are not microwavable snacks, instantly ready for American taxpayers to swallow.
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DON BRUNELL: America still leads the way in caring
Our country may be struggling to compete economically with China, India and other rapidly-developing nations, but when disaster…
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DON BRUNELL: Private sector is the key to prosperity
Lawmakers gathered in Olympia for the 2010 legislative session can either set our state up for long-term prosperity…
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DON BRUNELL: Lawmakers aim at petroleum industry
Some state lawmakers plan to hit petroleum producers with more than $1.2 billion in new costs during the…
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DON BRUNELL: Lump of coal in Christmas stocking
Senate Democrats describe their health-reform bill as a Christmas present for the American people. In reality, it is…
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High taxes jeopardize our state jobs
Taxes are powerful tools that change behavior. Low taxes encourage, high taxes discourage.
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BRUNELL: Rearranging deck chairs on Titanic
As part of its health-reform package, the U.S. Senate wants to expand access to the nearly bankrupt Medicare…
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DON BRUNELL: No magic wand, only hard choices
In our state, the governor must submit a balanced budget to the Legislature.